Executive Communication Skills

Transform Your Executive Communication: Master Business English with Authority

Welcome to your next level in global professional communication. I am Edward Olive, a native British English business communication coach, former university law lecturer, commercial litigation solicitor, and executive trainer with over 20 years of experience empowering C-suite executives, directors, legal counsel, and international professionals across Madrid, Spain, and worldwide.

Generic language classes do not meet the demands of high-stakes corporate boardrooms. We deliver high-intensity, personalized business English training designed around real-world scenarios—from international deal negotiations and board pitches to advanced accent reduction, real-time grammar polish, and ethical team leadership.

Tailored Intensive Business English Programs

All programs are available as 1-on-1 private coaching or micro-groups (maximum 3 professionals) to guarantee direct feedback, rapid progress, and complete confidentiality.

1. 4-Week Communication Rescue & Pitch Sprint

An intensive 4-week program engineered to solve immediate corporate challenges.

  • Focus: High-stakes boardroom presentation prep, upcoming international M&A negotiations, media interviews, or executive job interviews.
  • Deliverables: Deep-dive pitch alignment, slide deck language optimization, objection-handling drills, and rapid confidence building.

2. 10-Week Global Executive Business English Masterclass

A comprehensive 10-week coaching journey to build permanent executive command in international business.

  • Focus: Advanced strategic negotiation, leading cross-border teams, running high-velocity meetings, and mastering structured rhetoric frameworks (BLUF, Minto Pyramid, STAR).
  • Deliverables: Real-time grammar correction, professional vocabulary expansion, fluid impromptu speaking, and executive telegenia.

3. Received Pronunciation (RP) Accent Reduction & Visual Phonetics

A specialized vocal mechanics program focusing on British English clarity, intonation, and presence.

  • Focus: Mastering International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) clarity, Received Pronunciation (RP) cadence, and vocal projection for international speakers.
  • Visual Phonetics: Uniquely emphasizing the visual mechanics of speech—lip position, tongue placement, and teeth alignment—making this program exceptionally effective for hard-of-hearing professionals.

4. Custom Corporate & Team Leadership Workshops

Customized, high-impact workshops designed around your company’s exact operational and strategic goals.

  • Focus: Eliminating passive-aggressive corporate communication, handling flawed boardroom logic, managing performance vs. toxicity, and fostering psychological safety.
  • Format: Interactive role-plays, simulated negotiations, and real-time executive feedback.

Core Competencies We Develop

  • High-Stakes Strategic Negotiations: Learn diagnostic inquiry tactics to dissect flawed logic, handle aggressive counter-offers, and maintain calm authority under pressure.
  • Executive Presentation & Public Speaking: Deliver boardroom presentations with compelling narrative structures, authentic human connection, and dynamic voice projection.
  • Leadership & Team Management: Shift from tactical firefighting to developmental coaching, eliminate modern micromanagement, and lead organizational change with radical transparency.
  • Surgical Real-Time Grammar Correction: Eliminate persistent structural errors, preposition missteps, and awkward translations instantly without breaking your conversational flow.
  • Diversity, ESG & Ethical Communication: Integrate natural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, neurodivergent accessibility, and inclusive language into your corporate messaging.

Why Choose Edward Olive?

  • 20+ Years of Proven Expertise: A specialized background combining legal practice in London and Paris, university law lecturing, commercial voiceover, and corporate executive coaching.
  • Practical, Real-World Simulations: No outdated textbooks or passive fill-in-the-blank exercises. Every session utilizes high-stakes role-plays, real meeting scenarios, and live rehearsal.
  • 100% Authentic Human Connection: We teach human-to-human communication designed to build trust with real audiences, steering clear of synthetic corporate jargon and AI-cloned delivery.
  • Psychological Safety & Zero-Judgment Environment: A low-stakes practice space where errors are treated as valuable data for growth, allowing you to build confidence at your own control pace.
  • Sensory & Neurodivergent Accessibility: Tailored pacing, visual sound-matching, and custom sensory adjustments for ADHD, Autistic, Dyslexic, and Hard-of-Hearing professionals.

Professional Scope & E-E-A-T Disclaimer

While our coaching integrates high emotional intelligence (EQ), active listening, and stress reduction techniques, our services are strictly educational, pedagogical, and performance-focused. Edward Olive is an executive communication coach, voice artist, and professional trainer—not a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, or medical logopeda (speech-language pathologist). If a client requires medical speech rehabilitation or clinical therapy, we maintain a strict referral protocol to guide them toward qualified healthcare specialists.

Book Your Executive Consultation

Ready to elevate your international presence, command boardrooms with confidence, and refine your business English?